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dev-process

Template I use for planning, coding, and reflecting on development projects.

1. Clarify Spec
   • Purpose
     • • Business Impact
     • • Make time estimates for each piece
     • Audit (hours) -
     • Planning (hours) -
     • Writing code (hours) -
     • Writing tests/Manually Test (hours) -
     • Getting code deployed (days) -
     • Writing docs (hours) -
2. Audit
   • Review existing system
   • Outline new design/architecture
   • Ask: How could I do less.
3. Plan
   • Break up into pieces/PRs
   • Update Time Estimates
     • Writing code (hours) -
     • Writing tests/Manually Test (hours) -
     • Getting code deployed (days) -
     • Post deployment checks (hours) -
     • Writing docs (hours) -
   • Steps to test after release.
4. Write Code
5. Write/update Tests
6. Deploy
7. Write/update docs
8. Review
   • Record actual time required
     • Audit (hours) -
     • Planning (hours) -
     • Writing code (hours) -
     • Writing tests/Manually Test (hours) -
     • Getting code deployed (days) -
     • Post deployment checks (hours) -
     • Writing docs (hours) -